{"id":4171,"date":"2012-03-25T15:42:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2012-03-25T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T14:44:29","slug":"links-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/?p=4171","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"rendered":"

I realize I’ve been considering censorship from the wrong end: I’ve been thinking of censorship as the act of either a government or a large corporation to suppress speech of individuals. Censorship, however, operates on a much smaller level than that as well – it operates at the organizational level, where “the boss” silences expression which is not in line with the norms of the group. This was within an email exchange, wherein they told me they were “shocked” that I’d post recordings of our choir performances when I’d been told that the musician’s union prohibited such recordings (they record the performances themselves – I’ve seen them do so – but apparently it’s against the rules for anyone else to do so). We’ll not go into how 1) there IS no content posted by me at this moment, nor 2) the fact that search engines cache all sorts of things – those are mere details, and aren’t really what’s made me consider this as censorship operating on a micro scale, as opposed to that imposed by governments or media companies.<\/p>\n

We tend to think about censorship in very broad strokes, but it’s far more ubiquitous than we realize. It’s an issue of power, and control, and authority. It’s about silencing those who are not just the minority voices, but about silencing those who have less power within whatever perceived power structure that is in place. It’s about maintaining the status quo, really. It’s social control at its most crass and medieval.<\/p>\n

There are intersections, in this case, with copyright … which I’m not going to examine right now. I’m still angry about the idea that I’m being subjected to censorship – that my voice can be threatened by someone. I do not give in to this type of thing as there is NO LEGAL BASIS FOR SUPPRESSING MY VOICE (or my recordings). But the social creature says to give in to the voice of authority, and that there is an implicit threat in being told to do something by someone who has set themself up as someone “in charge.” That threat – that exercise of control – is what censorship is about. It’s not just about the silencing of voices – that’s just the end result. It is exercising control over other beings whom one imagines to be somehow inferior, and that is why I resist it so furiously.<\/p>\n

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\nCensorship<\/b>:<\/p>\n

    \n<\/p>\n
  1. March 12: World Day Against Cyber-Censorship<\/a>    12 March 2012, 10:14 am<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  2. PayPal Announces New Speech-Friendly Policy for Online Book Sales<\/a>    13 March 2012, 2:59 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  3. Companies Respond to Pakistan\u2019s National Censorship Proposal<\/a>    13 March 2012, 3:37 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  4. E. B. White on the Free Press<\/a>    15 March 2012, 5:22 am<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  5. Santorum Pledges Pornography Blackout Using Lawsuits & SOPA-style ISP Filtering<\/a>    16 March 2012, 6:03 am<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  6. Carnegie Mellon Performs First Large-Scale Analysis of “Soft” Censorship of Social Media in China<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:10 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  7. Dangerously Vague Cybersecurity Legislation Threatens Civil Liberties<\/a>    20 March 2012, 2:42 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  8. Blogger URL Changes \u2013 How Will it Affect You?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The final link in here is about something you’d only notice if you were outside the us: that anything ending in “blogspot.com” has now changed to “blogspot.co.uk” (if you’re in the UK) or something similar. Why is this? So that Google can better censor the blog in question. Now, to me, the concept is a no-brainer: make the country who doesn’t like the content do its own work, or make it block the entire domain. For Google, though, this is a question of revenue (so much for not being evil): if they can selectively censor things, then at least some<\/i> of their hosted content (and ads) will get through to the censoring country. So, welcome to it, folks: your blogspot.com blog now exists in who knows what form, in other countries, because Google has decided to be … evil.\n<\/p>\n

    \nComics<\/b>:<\/p>\n

      \n<\/p>\n
    1. wanna play afghanistan<\/a>    17 March 2012, 1:00 am<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \nCopyright \/ Patent<\/b>:<\/p>\n

        \n<\/p>\n
      1. Court Declares Newspaper Excerpt on Online Forum is a Non-Infringing Fair Use<\/a>    10 March 2012, 3:39 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      2. Beset by online surveillance and content filtering, netizens fight on<\/a>    11 March 2012, 5:00 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      3. JSON.org License Literally Says it “shall be used for Good, not Evil”<\/a>    12 March 2012, 6:32 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      4. Publishers Mount Strategies to Target E-Book Pirates<\/a>    13 March 2012, 3:50 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      5. Yahoo! sues Facebook over patent infringement<\/a>    13 March 2012, 11:16 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      6. Judge Orders Failed Copyright Troll to Forfeit \u2018All\u2019 Copyrights<\/a>    13 March 2012, 1:56 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      7. EFF Backs ISPs in Battle to Quash Copyright Troll Subpoenas<\/a>    13 March 2012, 4:02 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      8. Company Threatens to Sue Public Intelligence Over Trademark It Doesn\u2019t Even Own<\/a>    15 March 2012, 3:54 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      9. Copyright wars heat up: US wins extradition of college kid from England<\/a>    15 March 2012, 5:14 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      10. The 10 patents Yahoo is using to sue Facebook (and what they really mean)<\/a>    15 March 2012, 5:17 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      11. Megaupload had a \u2018large number\u2019 of users from DOJ and U.S. Senate<\/a>    15 March 2012, 5:46 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      12. Tech Industry Scorns Yahoo Over Facebook Patent Suit<\/a>    16 March 2012, 9:22 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      13. Megaupload Seizure Order \u201cNull and Void\u201d Says High Court<\/a>    19 March 2012, 10:05 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      14. Police made ‘errors’ during raid on Megaupload boss<\/a>    19 March 2012, 10:26 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      15. Imminent “six strikes” Copyright Alert System needs antitrust scrutiny<\/a>    19 March 2012, 10:35 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      16. Copyright Treaty Requires Congressional Support, Senator Says<\/a>    20 March 2012, 2:12 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      17. The Supreme Court Gets it Right: No Patents on Laws of Nature<\/a>    21 March 2012, 8:01 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      18. MPAA Wants Megaupload User Data Retained for Lawsuits \u2014 Updated<\/a>    21 March 2012, 10:40 am<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      19. Graduated Response Deal Steamrollers On Towards July 1 Launch<\/a>    21 March 2012, 5:58 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      20. Pirate Bay plans to build aerial server drones with $35 Linux computer<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:38 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

        <\/p>\n

      21. Storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs us $9,000 a day<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:50 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \nEducation<\/b>:<\/p>\n

          \n<\/p>\n
        1. CRA Issues Consensus Paper on Postdoctoral Fellowships<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:10 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

          <\/p>\n

        2. The Stanford Education Experiment Could Change Higher Learning Forever<\/a>    20 March 2012, 6:34 pm<\/small><\/li>\n
        3. Should business students pay more tuition than philosophy majors?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \nGender<\/b>:<\/p>\n

            \n<\/p>\n
          1. At Least 1 Woman Should be Interviewed for Every IT Job Opening, Advocacy Group Says<\/a>    14 March 2012, 12:37 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

            <\/p>\n

          2. Assistant Professor Explores Lack of Women in Computer Sciences<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:14 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

            <\/p>\n

          3. Community Colleges Should Urge Women to Pursue Science and Math Careers, Report Says<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:21 am<\/small><\/li>\n

            <\/p>\n

          4. OH HAI SEXISM<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:38 pm<\/small><\/li>\n
          5. Face-Recognizing Billboard Shows Ad to Women Only<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \nHacktivism \/ Leaks<\/b>:<\/p>\n

              \n<\/p>\n
            1. UN Torture Chief: Bradley Manning Treatment Was Cruel, Inhuman<\/a>    12 March 2012, 12:06 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

              <\/p>\n

            2. Report: Hacktivists Out-Stole Cybercriminals in 2011<\/a>    21 March 2012, 9:01 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \nHolocaust<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                \n<\/p>\n
              1. The Kiwi Who Was German: Search for Identity Reveals World War II Crime<\/a>    16 March 2012, 9:23 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                <\/p>\n

              2. Nazi camp guard Demjanjuk dies in Germany<\/a>    17 March 2012, 9:53 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                <\/p>\n

              3. Opinion: Why Germany’s National Team Shouldn’t Visit Auschwitz<\/a>    21 March 2012, 9:04 am<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \nLaw<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                  \n<\/p>\n
                1. Go to Trial – Crash the Justice System<\/a>    11 March 2012, 9:23 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                  <\/p>\n

                2. Juror Held in Contempt for Internet Research Leading to Mistrial<\/a>    15 March 2012, 3:51 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                  <\/p>\n

                3. Court Analyzes and Enforces Facebook’s Terms of Service<\/a>    15 March 2012, 6:13 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                  <\/p>\n

                4. Flaming Can Be Defaming: Ga. Bloggers Lose Trio of Libel Cases<\/a>    17 March 2012, 11:46 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                  <\/p>\n

                5. Time to Revisit the Ethics of Metadata<\/a>    21 March 2012, 5:56 am<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \nMedical Technology<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                    \n<\/p>\n
                  1. What You Lose When You Sign That Donor Card<\/a>    11 March 2012, 1:22 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                    <\/p>\n

                  2. Candidates With Low Voices May Attract More Votes<\/a>    14 March 2012, 9:00 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                    <\/p>\n

                  3. Privilege Has Its Rewards \u2014 How Longevity Will Become The New Class Inequality<\/a>    15 March 2012, 8:32 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                    <\/p>\n

                  4. Algorithm Finds Thousands of Unknown Drug Interaction Side Effects<\/a>    15 March 2012, 11:58 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                    <\/p>\n

                  5. The Rise of Autism: Social Contagion or Environmental Causation<\/a><\/li>\n
                  6. Online drinking: an exploratory study of alcohol use and intoxication during internet activity<\/a><\/li>\n
                  7. The Impact of Bad Bosses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \nMiscellany<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                      \n<\/p>\n
                    1. Starling Flocks Behave Like Flying Magnets<\/a>    13 March 2012, 11:56 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                      <\/p>\n

                    2. Watch a Live Feed of Tonight\u2019s Northern Lights<\/a>    13 March 2012, 2:14 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                      <\/p>\n

                    3. Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:23 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                      <\/p>\n

                    4. Slavery’s last stronghold<\/a>    19 March 2012, 5:53 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                      <\/p>\n

                    5. Haiti: Where did the money go?<\/a>    19 March 2012, 6:47 am<\/small><\/li>\n
                    6. Depression Is Linked to Hyperconnectivity of Brain Regions, a New Study Shows<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      \nMuseum \/ Library \/ Archive<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                        \n<\/p>\n
                      1. Lost Leonardo Da Vinci mural possibly found<\/a>    12 March 2012, 5:01 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                        <\/p>\n

                      2. End of print for Encyclopaedia Britannica<\/a>    14 March 2012, 12:23 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                        <\/p>\n

                      3. The Libyan Job: Insiders Used War to Steal Priceless Artifacts<\/a>    16 March 2012, 3:30 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                        <\/p>\n

                      4. Respected Paternal Relative<\/a>    16 March 2012, 8:32 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                        <\/p>\n

                      5. Ox Carts and No Coffee: Building a Monastery the Medieval Way<\/a>    21 March 2012, 3:15 am<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        \nOpen Source \/ Open Access \/ FOI<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                          \n<\/p>\n
                        1. DOJ Asks Court to Keep Secret Any Partnership Between Google, NSA<\/a>    13 March 2012, 3:50 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        2. Sunshine Week: EFF’s FOIA Work Shines Light on Government Activities in 2011<\/a>    14 March 2012, 11:23 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        3. A New Kind of Politics: Pirate Party Woos Voters with Transparency<\/a>    15 March 2012, 4:13 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        4. Senators Demand DOJ Release Secret Spy Court Rulings<\/a>    15 March 2012, 3:26 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        5. Survey of Journalists Finds Public Information Officers Often Prevent the Public From Accessing Information<\/a>    16 March 2012, 6:00 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        6. Sunshine Week: EFF’s Current Freedom of Information Act Lawsuits<\/a>    16 March 2012, 11:02 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        7. 8,200+ Strong, Researchers Band Together To Force Science Journals To Open Access<\/a>    18 March 2012, 8:08 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        8. Researchers Band Together To Force Science Journals To Open Access<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:16 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        9. U.S. Army Plans to Fire Whistleblower For Speaking to the Media<\/a>    21 March 2012, 5:57 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        10. Op-Ed: How Traditional Publishing Hurts Scientific Progress<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:31 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                          <\/p>\n

                        11. Comparison of open-source licenses<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:38 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          \nPolitics<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                            \n<\/p>\n
                          1. Obama Administration Launches Ethics.gov Site<\/a>    15 March 2012, 6:14 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          2. Rights Gone Wrong?<\/a>    15 March 2012, 9:01 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          3. Redefining Imminent: Are Obama’s Efforts to Justify Drone Warfare Aimed at Iran?<\/a>    15 March 2012, 9:47 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          4. Argentina to sue Falklands oil companies<\/a>    15 March 2012, 5:16 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          5. Transcript of 1968 Council on Foreign Relations Secret Meeting on the Theory of CIA Covert Action<\/a>    18 March 2012, 2:15 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          6. (U\/\/FOUO) U.S. Army Document and Media Exploitation Draft Manual<\/a>    19 March 2012, 4:33 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          7. Financial Lobby in Revolt: How Much Longer Can Transaction Tax Be Delayed?<\/a>    20 March 2012, 4:52 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          8. After Massacre, Army Tried to Delete Accused Shooter From the Internet<\/a>    22 March 2012, 10:09 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                            <\/p>\n

                          9. UN body to probe Israeli settlements<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:04 pm<\/small><\/li>\n
                          10. EU Recalls Racist Propaganda<\/a><\/li>\n
                          11. How States Make Money from TSA Contraband<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            \nPrivacy<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                              \n<\/p>\n
                            1. 12-year-old sues school district over Facebook profile search<\/a>    11 March 2012, 5:59 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            2. Supreme Court Decision on GPS Surveillance Sparking Good Court Rulings<\/a>    13 March 2012, 2:53 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            3. Personal map of 2.5m GPS data points, 3.5 years in the making<\/a>    14 March 2012, 2:19 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            4. ‘Do Not Track’: The Outlook for Online Privacy Litigation<\/a>    14 March 2012, 2:56 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            5. Unknown Tech Company Defies FBI In Mystery Surveillance Case<\/a>    14 March 2012, 3:40 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            6. FBI Can\u2019t Crack Android Pattern-Screen Lock<\/a>    14 March 2012, 2:19 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            7. Real-Name Registration Threatens the Lively World of China\u2019s Microblogs<\/a>    15 March 2012, 1:07 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            8. CIA Chief: We\u2019ll Spy on You Through Your Dishwasher<\/a>    15 March 2012, 2:35 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            9. Facebook’s (In)conspicuous Absence From the Do Not Track Discussions<\/a>    15 March 2012, 3:08 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            10. The NSA Is Building the Country\u2019s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say)<\/a>    15 March 2012, 4:24 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            11. New York Passes DNA Requirement For Convicted Criminals<\/a>    16 March 2012, 6:03 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            12. European union – Viviane Reding responds to Reporters Without Borders’ criticism of \u201cright to be forgotten\u201d<\/a>    16 March 2012, 8:38 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            13. Sunshine Week: Forecast Looks Cloudy for PATRIOT Act Transparency<\/a>    16 March 2012, 1:42 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            14. Walmart buys a Facebook-based calendar app to get a look at customers’ dates<\/a>    16 March 2012, 9:23 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            15. Think twice before analyzing\/releasing your genetic data<\/a>    19 March 2012, 5:49 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            16. EFF Backs Judge Calling for Warrant in Cell Phone Tracking Case<\/a>    19 March 2012, 8:37 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            17. San Francisco Ordinance to Safeguard Against SFPD\/FBI Surveillance Abuses Faces Risk of Mayoral Veto<\/a>    19 March 2012, 10:26 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            18. EFF Again Reminds Court Forced Warrantless DNA Collection Violates Fourth Amendment<\/a>    20 March 2012, 5:44 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            19. NSA Chief Denies, Denies, Denies Wired\u2019s Domestic Spying Story<\/a>    20 March 2012, 8:50 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            20. NSA Chief Denies Domestic Spying But Whistleblowers Say Otherwise<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:37 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            21. NSA Chief Appears to Deny Ability to Warrantlessly Wiretap Despite Evidence<\/a>    21 March 2012, 2:32 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            22. Appellate Court to Rehear Expansive Border Search Case<\/a>    21 March 2012, 3:55 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                              <\/p>\n

                            23. SEC Overreaches with Investigation Into Speakers’ Identities<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:37 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              \nRobotics<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                \n<\/p>\n
                              1. Robotic Aircraft Controlled by Human Hand Gestures<\/a>    16 March 2012, 12:18 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                \nScience<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                  \n<\/p>\n
                                1. Midweek Wonder: What Once We Dreamed<\/a>    14 March 2012, 2:15 am<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  \nSecurity<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                    \n<\/p>\n
                                  1. It\u2019s Time to Take Cybersecurity Seriously<\/a>    12 March 2012, 11:50 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                    <\/p>\n

                                  2. Report: 51% of web site traffic is ‘non-human’ and mostly malicious<\/a>    15 March 2012, 11:53 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                    <\/p>\n

                                  3. Study: Including Ads in Mobile Apps Poses Privacy, Security Risks<\/a>    21 March 2012, 10:42 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                    <\/p>\n

                                  4. The Department of Justice\u2019s Principles for Conducting Online Undercover Operations<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:29 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                                    <\/p>\n

                                  5. Microsoft and Skype set to allow backdoor eavesdropping<\/a>    22 March 2012, 12:35 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    \nSize<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. Israel Bans \u2018Underweight\u2019 Models<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    2. Gender Ideology in Size Charts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      \nSocial Media<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                        \n<\/p>\n
                                      1. Do you use Facebook? Or does Facebook use you?<\/a>    11 March 2012, 5:32 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                        <\/p>\n

                                      2. Facebook Poaches Privacy Counsel From Yahoo<\/a>    18 March 2012, 8:00 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                        <\/p>\n

                                      3. Anti-Social Network: the Rise of a Cyber-Bullying Epidemic<\/a>    20 March 2012, 11:17 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                        <\/p>\n

                                      4. The Role of Social Media in Workplace Disputes<\/a>    21 March 2012, 5:56 am<\/small><\/li>\n
                                      5. More On Kony 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                        \nTechnology<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                          \n<\/p>\n
                                        1. The Hidden Risk of a Meltdown in the Cloud<\/a>    14 March 2012, 12:35 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                                          <\/p>\n

                                        2. Electronic Frontier Foundation Supports Unlicensed Spectrum<\/a>    20 March 2012, 3:55 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                                          <\/p>\n

                                        3. To Detect Cheating in Chess, a Professor Builds a Better Program<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:21 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                          <\/p>\n

                                        4. Q&A: The Origami Geometer<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:27 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                          <\/p>\n

                                        5. Ten years without Gadamer <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                          The final link, well, you may not understand. Hans Georg Gadamer was a philosopher of technology, I think, when it comes down to it. The article goes on about hermoneutics … but, to me, Gadamer was about the tools we use to communicate; thus, a philosopher of technology. Also: the article is interesting because it pokes at “analytic philosophy” a bit, which is always a happy thing, as that’s a school of thought which is so self-centered as to be ridiculous (says the man with a degree in it).\n<\/p>\n

                                          \nTeh Interwebs<\/b>:<\/p>\n

                                            \n<\/p>\n
                                          1. Man Claims to Fly With Custom-Built Bird Wings<\/a>    20 March 2012, 3:58 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                                            <\/p>\n

                                          2. DARPA Challenge Doesn’t Go Viral on Twitter<\/a>    21 March 2012, 11:26 am<\/small><\/li>\n

                                            <\/p>\n

                                          3. Bird-Man\u2019s Resume Doesn\u2019t Check Out: \u2018Nobody Knows Him\u2019<\/a>    21 March 2012, 1:38 pm<\/small><\/li>\n

                                            <\/p>\n

                                          4. \u2018Bird Man\u2019 Hoaxster Comes Clean on Dutch Television<\/a>    22 March 2012, 1:06 pm<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                            I realize I’ve been considering censorship from the wrong end: I’ve been thinking of censorship as the act of either a government or a large corporation to suppress speech of individuals. Censorship, however, operates on a much smaller level than that as well – it operates at the organizational level, where “the boss” silences expression […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hobbitsabroad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}